Jul 29, 2010

Daily Business Buzz

NS: Possible layoffs looming after CTV merger

Metro Halifax, July 29, 2010 (0)

[HALIFAX, NS] — Employees at CTV Halifax may be facing a round of layoffs when management merges the station’s traffic and More »

29/07/2010

NS: Home resale prices take flight

CBC News, July 29, 2010 (0)

[HALIFAX, NS] CBC News is reporting that Canadian home resale prices in six cities were up over 13 per cent this past May compared to the previous year, according to More »

29/07/2010

NS: Frustrated truckers threaten to block ferry

The Cape Breton Post, July 29, 2010 (0)

[NORTH SYDNEY, NS] — Tension continues to mount as truckers on both sides of the Cabot Strait threaten to block Marine Atlantic’s ferry service over More »

29/07/2010

NS: Study will focus on small-town survival

The News, July 29, 2010 (0)

[NEW GLASGOW, NS] — The municipalities of Pictou County are moving ahead with a proposed governance study.

New Glasgow, Westville, Stellarton, Trenton, Pictou and More »

29/07/2010

PE: Minigoo yet to file for creditor protection

The Journal Pioneer, July 29, 2010 (0)

[LENNOX ISLAND, PE] — Minigoo Fisheries has yet to file for creditor protection.

Company director Jack MacAndrew said they More »

29/07/2010

NB: Maritime Hydraulic receives $1.1M for expansion

The Daily Business Buzz, July 29, 2010 (0)

[MONCTON, NB] — Federal and provincial representatives joined company officials at Maritime Hydraulic Repair Centre today to announce funding to help the company More »

29/07/2010

NL: Voisey’s Bay strike testing membership’s resolve

The Telegram, July 29, 2010 (0)

[VOISEY’S BAY, NL] — As the striking workers of Voisey’s Bay prepare to mark its first anniversary on the picket line, the union vows to More »

29/07/2010

NewsMakers

The Daily Business Buzz, July 29, 2010 (0)

[HALIFAX, NS] Nova Scotia is slowly, but surely “getting back to balance”, says Steele: Today, the Government of Nova Scotia issued a news release stating that the province is making real and substantial progress in getting back to balance, according to the latest annual financial statements. The public accounts report a deficit of More »

29/07/2010

Events & Announcements

The Daily Business Buzz (0)

[HALIFAX, NS] Management Training Workshop: The Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre (SMUBDC) will be launching an August session of its “Small Business Essentials - Management Training Workshops” series. Small Business Essentials is More »

29/07/2010

NS: Nova Scotia farmers are in ‘crisis’

Cape Breton Post, Jul. 28/10 (4)

[SYDNEY, NS] – Farmers across the province are in “crisis” with incomes dropping drastically and fewer More »

28/07/2010

NS: Not all the farm news is bad

Metro Halifax, Jul. 28/10 (0)

[HALIFAX, NS] – Although the study released by the Ecology Action Centre and the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture shows Nova Scotians are eating less local food and the percentage of the food dollars going back to Nova Scotia’s farmers is down from 1997, that isn’t More »

28/07/2010

NS: New marketing campaign helps people get to know their local farmers

Cape Breton Post, Jul. 28/10 (0)

[SYDNEY, NS] – A new marketing campaign by the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture is aimed at introducing consumers to the men and women who More »

28/07/2010

NS: Irving to take over ship repair site for $1

The Coast Guard, Jul. 28/10 (2)

Irving Shipbuilding is poised to purchase the Shelburne Ship Repair yard from the province for More »

28/07/2010

NS: Lewis Mouldings increasing sales, adding new equipment

The Daily Business Buzz, Jul. 28/10 (0)

[WEYMOUTH, NS] – Lewis Mouldings and Wood Specialties is finding new opportunities and higher sales halfway into 2010. The manufacturer of finger-jointed pine mouldings and other value-added products has survived the recent More »

28/07/2010

NB: Electricity ratepayers to be better protected

The Daily Business Buzz, Jul. 28/10 (0)

[SAINT JOHN, NB] – The provincial government is making a number of improvements that will better protect electricity ratepayers. Energy Minister Jack Keir, in making the announcement, said the changes will strengthen the More »

28/07/2010

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